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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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Variant reading 1 of 2

w_ c
w_ (wə_) conj. and, also


by$ A05
byš (bīš) adj. bad
1 bad, evil ( i.e., harmful, debilitating) Com. ▶ more

--(a) as a substantive Com.

(a.1) evil person, thing Com.

1 The Evil One: i.e., the Devil Syr.

2 (as a substantival d.o.) OfA-Egypt, OfA-West, CPA, LJLA.

(a.2) lḇīš : adv. : for evil Syr, Man, LJLA.

(a.3) ܒܝܫ ܒܝܫ : adv. : in the worst way Syr.

--(b) (of the body, face, heart) sad, upset JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Syr, LJLA.
2 bad (i.e., the antithesis of good), not functioning properly Com.


Variant reading 2 of 2

bzh noun sg. emphatic
bzh, bztˀ (bezzā, bezzəṯā) n.f. prey, spoil
1 prey, spoil Qum, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBAmb, Man, LJLA.
2 action to take plunder, rapine Syr. ▶ more

--(a) fig.: gleaning Sam.